Hear the story of this unique beer from Master Brewer Bouckaert himself:

“Every brewer has a secret dream: to brew, once in his life, his own beer . . . his own brew . . . his own brand . . .It’s not important that his name appears on the label.

”It happened to me. Why? I don’t know. Maybe a midlife crisis. As if building a new house, buying a sports car, moving to South Africa and getting married (again) was not enough. On top of this, I had to brew my own beer. After having brewed enough Heineken to fill Cape Town harbour “(he was Heineken director in Africa)” and having consumed enough to fill several swimming pools. ”Probably I regretted having missed something for all these years. The taste of a beer, made to my own preference. “I brewed it: Anker Beer. A single kind of Trappist beer, brewed by a Protestant. A beer with lots of taste, brewed to my own secret recipe. Not too strong, as I was going to drink a lot of it. And it had to travel all the way from Belgium to South Africa without losing its aromas. ”I don’t know if I succeeded. But taste my Anker Beer. If you don’t like it, don’t tell me. I could commit suicide. But if you like it, I’ll stand you a glass.”

ANKER BEER

Founder of Den Anker Restaurant at the V&A Waterfront, Denis Bouckaert started producing Anker Bier in Belgium in 1996 and would ship this beer to SA for sale at his restaurant.
Craft beer was unheard of all those years ago and for the restaurant it was their "house beer". We have sold enough beer to fill many swimming pools over the years and have now brought this recipe to South Africa and are brewing in Cape Town and bottling as Anker Brew. Denis' legacy lives on and we hope that his tried and tested beer is enjoyed for years to come!!!